Wolcott

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English wielle →
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Meanings

proper nounWolcott (countable and uncountable, plural Wolcotts)

plural Wolcotts

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Eagle County, Colorado.
    2. countableuncountableA town in New Haven County, Connecticut.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Princeton Township, White County, Indiana.
    4. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
    5. countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Wayne County, New York.
    6. countableuncountableA town in Lamoille County, Vermont.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwielle“well, spring”
  2. EnglishWolcott

Habitational surname from a place in Somerset, from Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + cot (“cottage, shelter”).

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APA

Wolcott. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolcott

MLA

“Wolcott.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolcott. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wolcott,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolcott.

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